Work to fix Mill Creek retaining wall at midpoint

YOUNGSTOWN — Work is about halfway done on a project to restore the retaining wall along Mill Creek Park’s East Cohasset hike-bike trail.

Steve Avery, chief landscape architect at the park, said the project started in early December with substantial completion expected in March, depending on Mother Nature’s cooperation.

Aspects of the job such as asphalt application will have to wait for warmer weather.

“It’s the retaining wall that collapsed during the FEMA storm events,” Avery said, referring to the torrential downpours of the summer of 2003.

The retaining wall along the trail fell down the hill, taking a portion of the road with it. The 1.5-mile East Cohasset trail winds along the lake atop a hill, offering a view of the lake and the suspension bridge.

The work is between Lake and Ottawa drives.

The Trispan Corp. of New Middletown is the contractor for the $108,300 project.

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